An eventful shareholder meeting provided the latest twist in the dispute between the families whose deceased patriarchs founded the company 50 years ago.

Shareholders in Korea Zinc elected board members nominated by current management at a special stakeholder meeting on Thursday, escalating a bitter four-month takeover battle for the world's biggest refined zinc producer.

Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-beom retained control of the company during a shareholders’ meeting on Jan. 23, with key proposals, including the adoption of a cumulative voting system and a cap on board members at 19,

South Korea will remove a concrete structure at the runway of one of its southern airports, the scene of a plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board last month

Seven airports will also have their runway safety areas adapted following a review of all South Korea's airports that was carried out after the crash - the deadliest in the country's history. The Jeju Air flight was bringing passengers home from Thailand after Christmas when it made an emergency landing at Muan airport and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at the end of the runway.